What does everyone dose?

[EXOTICAQUATIX]

I am getting ready to make a new daily dosing regiment and was wondering what everyone doses in their tanks. I plan on dosing daily. What do you guys use? I'm thinking of some part a part b strontium iodine magnesium macrobacter7 and liquid carbon. Anyone use anythiNg for color? I know some people will say just water changes but my tanks were growing a lot better when I was dosing all of the above other than part a and b which I haven't tried.Thanks in advance

 

[akitareefer]

Iodide and potassium. I don't dose them more than once a week

 

[nayrgaijin]

Possibly boron, i have read high levels of boron help with red pigments. Just ordered myself some last night actually lol

 

[ColaAddict]

I'm doing 5 different zeovit stuff right now, pain in the butt. I will be trying the Red Sea Energy A & B, which I think combines all the Zeo stuff, well... who knows, since nobody really knows what's in Zeo additives anyway.

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

The only thing I ever dose is ALK and CAL supplements. Just need to make sure and test before dosing to all those who are wondering.

 

[SDREEFS]

I have an all sps tank. My bulb combo on my t5's made the biggest impact. But my tank is now 3 years old. The system is dosed eith kalkwasser, strontium, potassium, lugols solution, reef energy A and B

 

[SDREEFS]

Example of my red planet colony. I forgot to mention I do dose microbacter 7 and biofuel

 

[mclawrence]

Great question! Inquiring minds want to know. I use Fuel once or twice per week per the instructions. Calcium as needed as well as a ph Buffer. I have 20 gal and a 7.5 gal tanks.

 

[GeoHawk]

BRS 2 part Ca/ALK, Tech M, couple drops of loguls, kent marine coral vitae (occasionally when I am running behind on water changes.)

 

[FlyinBryan]

Kalk thru ATO..BRS Mag as needed!!

 

[EXOTICAQUATIX]

Thanks guys this is great info I have to say the best thing I've found so far is the macrobacter and biofuel but I have a fairly high nutrient system. I have a question about dosing alk and it may be a uneducated one since I've never had to mess with it bc my alk has always been good. Does dosing the alk raise the alkalinity?

 

[EXOTICAQUATIX]

Also is the reef energy a and b just for zeovit systems or will my moderately high nutrient system benefit from it as well?

 

[ColaAddict]

I only dose zeo or reef energy because I carbon dose. Technically, if you feed your tank enough, you shouldn't need them. Keep track of how your corals look. If you have low nutrients (nitrate/phosphates), and your corals look pale, then you should supplement.

 

[vetteguy53081]

I use kalkwasser, strontium, potassium,
Iodine, reef plus, reef complete, vitamin C, PH 8.3, Trace elements and Reef Pack

 

[EXOTICAQUATIX]

My corals look fine other than some chalices and acans are receding. Colors are great. My calcium was a lil high around 520ppm so I dosed magnesium hardness was 11. Most of the chalices I have saved by cutting off the dead then the receding stop and they heal.